A Pikesville church was heavily damaged Monday morning after a fire ripped through its steeple. Firefighters were called around 9:45 a.m. to the St. Paul Praise and Worship Center in the 500 block of Reisterstown Road.

The St. Paul Praise and Worship Center caught fire Monday morning and now we know why. There were no injuries reported.

Baltimore County fire crews said Monday they were extinguishing a blaze in the steeple of a Pikesville church.

Firefighters responded to a church fire on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville; no injuries were reported as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.

The fire at a Pikesville church on Monday was caused by an electrical malfunction, investigators said. Nearly two dozen firefighters put out the fire at the St. Paul Praise and Worship Center on Reisterstown Road.

A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at a large church in south Charlotte. The fire was reported at Calvary Church on Pineville-Matthews Road. The church also has a school attached to it, the Calvary Christian Academy.

Calvary Church fire A large church in south Charlotte caught fire Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters were called around 12:45 p.m. to Calvary Church along Pineville-Matthews Road, where they found smoke coming from the building.